Top 10 Most Annoying Drivers of all Time

Do you have any idea of what Kimi or Mika may have done behind the scenes? Of course not... because most people say nothing. Perhaps someone should ask David Coulthard...

As I said - Jacques has always been too honest for his own good.

Characters are different though. Doesn't mean everyone is cut from the same cloth. I don't see Kimi and Mika pulling nasty things on their team-mates. Coulthard's biggest off-track "issue" may have been that Ron Dennis simply loved the Finns more, not some personal matters with the Finns.

Edited by PlayboyRacer, 20 January 2019 - 07:59.

Do you have any idea of what Kimi or Mika may have done behind the scenes? Of course not... because most people say nothing. Perhaps someone should ask David Coulthard...

As I said - Jacques has always been too honest for his own good.

You are saying; JV is an arsehole, but all drivers are and must be arseholes to get to this position, therefore JV is the same as everybody else, but in fact they are worse because he doesn't try to pretend otherwise. 

I say, statistically speaking, not all successful drivers can be arseholes, and prior evidence has shown that not all drivers are arseholes, and it seems likely to me that you have come to your conclusion in order to justify the bad behaviour that you have attributed to your favourite driver.

However if you have evidence that all successful; drivers are or must be arseholes, I am happy to listen to it. 

Edited by PlayboyRacer, 20 January 2019 - 12:41.

Look at the champions. How many, on the surface, look and acted like gentlemen without a hint of arsehole in them? Hakkinen? Yeah most likely... Raikkonen? Yeah. Perhaps Nico Rosberg? Damon Hill for sure.
 

Nico Rosberg sure looked suspicious and even pulled the odd trick on Hamilton on the track. I wouldn't trust him on being "nice".

So I'd disregard Rosberg and perhaps raise Button as a 'nice' champion instead. Yeah, some argue that he managed to turn the McLaren team to favour him instead of Hamilton, but even if he managed that I assume he won the team over by being a positive guy, not an arsehole.

Despite the overwhelming majority of posts, I'm trying to figure why the thread title has been interpreted to only apply to F1 drivers.

Kudos to those who read the title accurately and are able to think outside a narrow, little box 

Despite the overwhelming majority of posts, I'm trying to figure why the thread title has been interpreted to only apply to F1 drivers.

Kudos to those who read the title accurately and are able to think outside a narrow, little box

Edited by messy, 20 January 2019 - 21:49.

Despite the overwhelming majority of posts, I'm trying to figure why the thread title has been interpreted to only apply to F1 drivers.

That has prompted me to suggest Floyd Davis, who is down as an Indy 500 winner, as opposed to loads of Bettenhausens, Eddie Sachs, Earl Cooper, and Michael Andretti and Harry Hartz as drivers, all of whom merited a win, whereas Davis did the square root of eff all to win his. 

Massa, Nico and that's about ti. Nico really gets under my skin.

Massa, Nico and that's about ti. Nico really gets under my skin.

Quite understandable IMO. I have a lot of respect for what he has achieved with the tools at his disposal, i.e. his talent, against a driver who clearly had more of it. But out of the car it's always cringeworthy. Virtually the same I feel about Jackie Stewart.

Someone being on the Borg Warner who shouldn't be is one thing, but the OCD in me is far more annoyed by Troy Ruttman and Johnny Rutherford (1980), whose trophy likenesses are in the wrong place, hence messing up their entire rows. Grrrrrr.

That has prompted me to suggest Floyd Davis, who is down as an Indy 500 winner, as opposed to loads of Bettenhausens, Eddie Sachs, Earl Cooper, and Michael Andretti and Harry Hartz as drivers, all of whom merited a win, whereas Davis did the square root of eff all to win his.

Alonso, Vettel, Grosjen, Ricciardo, Massa.

Ok.. Let's not forget Kyle Busch as well..

One guess for your feelings towards L.L. Corum is likely enough.....

Corum at least had a fifth the previous year in something that was utter rubbish.  And whereas he was puttering around in 1924 for the first part of the race, he then put a wriggle on and was in the top five, and catching the leaders hand over fist, when Boyer took over.  He might have won it on his tod.  His record suggested he was thinking of the full 500 miles rather than leading at any time for the sake of it.
 

What’s the story there? Sounds interesting.

While we’re on the subject, how many spaces are left before they’ll need a new trophy?

Just as before, a new base will be added. A new trophy will not be needed.

What’s the story there? Sounds interesting.

While we’re on the subject, how many spaces are left before they’ll need a new trophy?

Oh so it just gets taller over time? I take it the main body of the trophy has been all faced up for years then?

Correct; the history of the trophy at the Speedway site:

https://www.indianap...g-warner-trophy

Wikipedia ain't bad either with the lay-out of the trophy being visualized as well.

Edited by Zmeej, 21 January 2019 - 16:09.

So what stats and evidence do you have to back up your claim that most successful drivers aren't capable of being arseholes? Unless your behind the scenes of everything, how would you know who was an arsehole? Who was shifty? Who used underhanded tactics, played political games etc etc.

That's not actually what I said though, is it ? You have inserted the words 'most' and 'capable' when I did not use them. You are suggesting that all successful drivers are arseholes. I will put your questions back to you, unless you are behind the scenes of everything, how do you know that all successful drivers are arseholes ? Are you just assuming that they are, or do you have any evidence to demonstrate this to me ? 

I'm not suggesting that your list of arsehole drivers is inaccurate, but refuting the idea that you have to be an arsehole in order to find success. I think that there are certain known drivers that prove my point. 

If I had known that I wouldn't have spent half an hour photographing the damn thing.

You wanted to have close-up pictures anyway I bet .....

(At least I do, if only to show people on occasion I've seen the real thing and once touched it too....)

And I was SOOOO close to getting an Iwo Jima pic...

Sometimes the racer isn't even annoying, but his fanbase is the worse and then the association becomes inevitable.

Sometimes the racer isn't even annoying, but his fanbase is the worse and then the association becomes inevitable.

It could be worse.. Imagine when both the driver and his fanbase are annoying..

It could be worse.. Imagine when both the driver and his fanbase are annoying..

Helmut Marko

Jos Verstappen

Vettel 

Sometimes the racer isn't even annoying, but his fanbase is the worse and then the association becomes inevitable.

It could be worse.. Imagine when both the driver and his fanbase are annoying..

I think that generalizing millions and millions of people's behaviour in one single stereotype just because they are fans of the same driver is beyond imbecile. As well as against the rules of this very forum.

Most annoying thread of all time, no question. 

Aside from all that extremely authentic winning he does.

 

I think Lewis is a modern legend.

 

Humble and honest, which is especially remarkable given he grew up in a favela north of London. 

I dont think he´s genuinly humble and I do believe he is arrogant. I also believe he has a reason to be arrogant, as he is an awesome driver. I personally enjoy people who have a touch of arrogance AND the goods to back it up. As long as he doesn´t go arround claiming he is the best driver ever in the universe, it´s all good . 

Irvine’s back with his old tricks. Some good Vettel-Bashing.

The best thing Irvine ever did was get smacked in the face by Senna

Jos wasn't annoying. He was hilarious.

The most Annoying posters!  starting the most annoying threads!

That has prompted me to suggest Floyd Davis, who is down as an Indy 500 winner, as opposed to loads of Bettenhausens, Eddie Sachs, Earl Cooper, and Michael Andretti and Harry Hartz as drivers, all of whom merited a win, whereas Davis did the square root of eff all to win his. 

You must be about 150 years old man!..You reel off those old foggies ..like as if  it was yesterday!

Jos wasn't annoying. He was hilarious.

Was hilarious, IS annoying.

You must be about 150 years old man!..You reel off those old foggies ..like as if it was yesterday!

Yeah, specially when he physically assaulted people. Hilarious.

This. And in the Netherlands a lot of people seem to forget about that or even make up for that awful behaviour. And...  although Eddie Irvine isn't the nicest of drivers, he is right about Vettel. 

This. And in the Netherlands a lot of people seem to forget about that or even make up for that awful behaviour. And... although Eddie Irvine isn't the nicest of drivers, he is right about Vettel.

Irvine’s back with his old tricks. Some good Vettel-Bashing.

I like Irvine, speaks his mind!